The next day, at the Academy of Mystique.
It was the first day of preselection for the Mystic Court contest, and many mystical creatures had been gearing up for a big showdown since stepping through the gate.
Opportunities like this to officially engage in a brawl inside the academy were rare indeed!
At the school gate, Dashiell was the first to step off the vehicle, excitedly waving toward the inside of the car,
"Lucas, Adam, hurry up and come out. I’ll take you to see the preselection contest for my class first!"
There was a delayed response from those inside the car.
They only reluctantly got off after being urged repeatedly by Dashiell.
Upon seeing them, there were noticeable changes in the appearances of Lucas and Adam.
Lucas touched the dog ears emerging from the top of his head with one hand, while awkwardly covering his rear with the other.
From his hipbone area, a black canine tail matching the ears had appeared.
Lucas touched his ears in disbelief, feeling the soft yet real sensation in his hand, while simultaneously experiencing the ticklish sensation of having them touched.
The black dog ears instinctively twitched, causing his dog tail to move along with them.
In an instant, Lucas’ worldview seemed shattered,
"I’ve really turned into a mystical creature... My sister has turned me into a Dog Demon!"
Dashiell looked at him and was clearly trying to hold back laughter, but still said,
"It’s just an Eye-blocking Technique. After all, you’re entering the Academy filled entirely with Demons. Without a disguise, you wouldn’t be able to get in at all."
As he spoke, Dashiell reached out to pull Adam, who had been standing behind Lucas, out into the open,
"Don’t worry, you should trust Scarlett’s handiwork!"
Adam’s facial muscles twitched slightly. Did he not trust Scarlett’s handiwork?!
He trusted Scarlett’s handiwork too much!
Without firsthand experience, he wouldn’t have believed it.
Scarlett had somehow turned him into a Bear Demon!
With a pair of semi-circular bear ears on top of his head, and not the animal ear headbands sold at amusement parks, but actual bear ears.
Despite his shock, Adam also felt an inexplicable sense of shame.
He finally understood the tone in which Scarlett had said those words last night.
He now regretted it.
Thinking this, Adam suddenly heard a clicking sound of a camera beside him.
He turned abruptly to see Lucas retracting his phone after taking a picture, and Adam’s face immediately darkened,
"Delete it!"
By now, Lucas had calmed down and wasn’t bothered by the tail swaying behind him, saying,
"Brother Adam, don’t be so stingy. Since we’re here, it’s a rare opportunity. How about we take a picture to post on social media?"
"You wouldn’t dare!"
Adam warned in a deep voice.
Lucas ignored the warning, moving closer to Adam with his dog ears, and the two positioned themselves for a selfie with the Academy gate as the backdrop,
"Brother Adam, come on, give me a peace sign."
Adam glared at him expressionlessly.
Lucas could only urge him, "Come on, hurry up. After this, I still have to go inside and take more pictures. Don’t worry, look, Kingston said the little bear ears suit you perfectly."
Upon hearing Kingston’s name, Adam’s expressionless face finally showed a trace of emotion, looking at his phone screen instinctively.
Wanting to see when Kingston had said that.
Lucas seized the moment and snapped a picture of the two of them, quickly sending it to Kingston, "Sent it to him just now, he’ll definitely like it."
Adam: ...
Ignoring his troublesome brother, Adam turned to the inside of the car.
Inside, Scarlett was meticulously tying something onto Donovan’s wrist, while Donovan remained unchanged from his arrival, without any noticeable transformation.
"Scarlett, why did we all change, but Brother Donovan didn’t have to?"
Because nobody knew for sure, how many students contaminated with demon energy would be uncovered through today’s contest.
"Samuel and I have important tasks today, unable to accompany you throughout, so aside from Dashiell, I found more people to guide you in the Academy."
Scarlett said,
"Although it is unlikely to encounter any danger in the academy, if any unexpected situation arises, remember to tear the Demon Talisman I prepared for you."
Scarlett instructed carefully once more, Donovan and the others didn’t come to add to her troubles, naturally promising one by one.
Lucas curiously asked,
"Sis, you found us a bodyguard? Is she a demon too? Where is she?"
Scarlett was about to reply but noticed a familiar aura approaching, smiling slightly,
"They’re here."
As she spoke, she turned around, witnessing Cassidy approach them happily,
"Scarlett~"
Upon arriving, she immediately spotted Adam with his bear ears and winked at him,
"You’re the Half-Demon Imp Sprite that Scarlett mentioned sharing the same origin with me? No worries, stick by my side today, big sis will take care of you." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
She said and raised a hand to pat Adam on the head.
Adam: ...
Donovan, smiling, watched Adam’s expression of constipation, then asked Scarlett, "You mentioned ’they,’ so is there anyone else besides her?"
Scarlett nodded, pointing behind him, "Right here."
Donovan was taken aback, instinctively turning his head.
He saw another person had appeared behind him at some point.
A girl around seventeen or eighteen, beautiful and bright-looking, gazing at him with slightly squinted eyes as if with a smile.
She reached out, gently poking his cheek,
"You must be Donovan, right? First meeting, I’m your auntie~"

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